ESP Consultant Kev Hewitt from Hinders of Swindon had a number of pike over the festive period with this stunner just over 18lb being the pick of the bunch. The biggest fish of the day whilst fishing at Peterstone Fisheries in Wales was taken just two rod lengths from the… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
2lb-plus Roach With Crystal Avon Floats
David Meek decided to visit an old spot on a stretch of his local river that he hadn’t fished for a few years and was rewarded with some impressive roach. Targetting a small slack area just downstream, David loose fed maggots by hand and used a simple trotting setup to slowly ease… Read more
Winter Sport With AS Pole Rigs
Mike Woods and his friend Kieran have had some great success on their local Norfolk Broads waterways using AS Pole Rigs. “After finding the fish at my brother’s boat mooring in Brundall we just had to return to have a proper go,” Mike explained. “Tactics were very simple, fishing 4m whips to… Read more
Winter Roach With The Ultralight Bomb & Feeder
Kev Hewitt caught this stunning brace of pristine winter roach on feeder tactics, the biggest tipping the scales to 1lb 14oz. Kev caught these along with a number of good sized roach during a recent session on Birch Carp Syndicate in Wales. Kev’s setup consisted of a MatchPro Ultralight Bomb and… Read more
Steve Hemingray's Mixed-Bag Secrets
This week’s Angler’s Mail has a great ‘Action Replay’ article on Steve Hemingray amassing a quality mixed bag from a commercial fishery. The Drennan Team England ace spends an eventful day at Packington Somers Fishery to demonstrate the thought processes this former European Champion goes through to keep bites coming. Also inside the same issue, Mail… Read more
Catch Big Canal Perch On The Pole
Simon Willsmore lifts the lid on his big-perch tactics in this week’s Angling Times, out in the shops today. Inside, the ace matchman and England international hits the canal towpath to show you the excellent winter sport that can be had with this prehistoric-looking species. On the specimen trail, Martin Bowler proves… Read more